The way the two candidates for the position talk about those topics is quite different, as are their views on addressing homelessness and the economic fallout from COVID-19.While incumbent Mayor Victoria Woodards...

Right now, members of the Washington State Redistricting Commission are deciding the state’s political future, as they debate new boundaries for Washington’s 10 congressional and 49 legislative districts. Each of the four voting...

The Tacoma Weekly agreed to pay a $15,000 fine for telling political candidates last year that they could buy a news story — and even the newspaper’s editorial endorsement — as part...

Right now, a past felony conviction can be enough to prevent people from getting a license they need to grow, process or sell cannabis on the legal market. But a new rule...

Right now, a past felony conviction can be enough to prevent people from getting a license they need to grow, process or sell cannabis on the legal market. But a new rule...

Terry Carter, an elected council member in Bonney Lake, a city of about 22,000 people in Pierce County, works by day as a police detective in nearby Pacific. In that role, he...

Washington workers have until Nov. 1 to opt out of the state’s long-term care program, which will help pay for nursing care and other support services for people who can no longer...

Spindola, who went to high school in Pasco and also worked there as an adult, is a lead organizer of a group working to increase Latino political representation across Washington state. Her...